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Online training being imparted of Moodle (an Students of MSU presenting various forms of The moderator of webinar Mr. Mihir Nandedkar, People shared their views by visiting the
online learning system developed by MSU) Arts through Live chats: Faculty of Commerce informed that the social MSUCONNECT portal and fill the form so that
management system for MSU staff members: Student of Gujarati Department, Faculty of Arts, distancing is still to be followed even of the their views can be known regarding the impact of
This new system of online training might be The MSU Baroda, Jay Makwana interacted with lockdown lifts up after 17th May 2020. After the Covid-19 Pandemic on Academics. The university
implemented after the lockdown opens up in people with the help of social media platform and workplaces resumes the employees must be wanted to know what are the views &
which 1800 faculty members and 42000 students shared the information about the historical sympathetic to each other as everyone might perspectives of people on "Academics after
will become part of it in new academic year. In characters of India. have reduced patience due to the lockdown and Pandemic".
this 111 departments are divided into 2 groups for NSS and NCC students from MSU cooperating the increased workload after resuming the Online viva of PhD scholars of Pharmacy Faculty:
sessions and in each session 2 or 3 teachers with police to ensure the order in Vadodara: work. And will have to take care during first 10
from each department are trained so that they days of work.
can give training further to other teachers of Students staying in hostels to be facilitated for
their department. This training is done so that in their basic necessities during pandemic by
future the students can be provided with online university hostel authorities:
material. Professors were trained to increase The hostel authorities decided to help the
the use of online education system. students in hostel in this lockdown in the most
Child guidance clinic of MSU will provide generous way by providing them food from
guidance online informing about various mess. The chief hostel warden Mr. Vijay Parmar
activities for the children during the quarantine: and the team is talking with students and helping
them whenever needed. The students can
directly approach him for their day to day
necessities.
The heads of MSU and GSFC university planning
to take online exams if the lockdown continues:
Amidst lockdown the university authorities are
preparing themselves for taking online exams if
A student of Social Work Faculty Ankit Prajapati the lockdown continues and Hon. VC sir Prof.
and other students from NSS and NCC wrote Parimal Vyas is also actively engaged in learning
letters to the Government officers offering process as the students and other members of
whatever help needed by the officials. And they university. They are attending webinars and
were assigned to help the traffic police after lectures online.
The child guidance clinic of Social Work Faculty one-day training and were also provided with the MSU welcomed views of common people across
has started an online guidance centre, it stays kits. They used to work from 8 am to 12 noon and Vadodara on the future prospects of online
open from 1 PM to 5 PM. This clinic also works on 4 PM to 6 PM in such a way that their studies are education via MSU connects’ website:
the behavioural side of children such as difficulty not affected. For the first time in university the viva of PhD
in studying, speaking and extremely violent Pharmacy Faculty of MSU proactive in finding the students was taken online. The university
behaviour of children. medicine for coronavirus: authorities held a meeting with the examination
An online essay writing competition on “Social The former Dean of Pharmacy Faculty and Prof. department and after that the PhD students gave
Work: Epitome of Humanity” was organized by M. R. Yadav and Prof. Prashant Marumkar are their viva online in the presence of expert.
NSS and Faculty of Technology and Engineering: using computer based model for the same. The Biochemistry Department of MSU at the aid of
The students of Faculty of Technology and research is still at primary stage and they are Government for a corona testing facility centre if
Engineering along with National Service working on the crystal structure of the virus needed:
Scheme organised the online essay competition along with hydrocloroquin compound. the The Department of Biochemistry called Dr.
in which the students registered themselves on compound with most proper reliability will be Sarita Gupta to enquire about whether the
NSS website and the word limit was 300 words in sent for further tests. Department of Biochemistry of M.S.U. can be
which the participants had to submit the essay M.Com. students of MSU organised a webinar to used for corona testing. The department showed
online before 13th April,2020 and the winner guide the citizens of Vadodara on how to handle positive response in helping the government.
would receive certificate and prize too. the work pressure during and after lockdown:

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